Micronutrient therapy
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| Metabolic pyrrouria: cryptopyrroluria - haemopyrrolactamuria |
| Causes and clinical relevance of pyrrouria remain controversial. It is estimated that 5-10% of people are affected by this multi-facetted disease. In pyrrouria, an increased amount of pyrroles is produced in the organism during heme synthesis, so that these are no longer excreted in the stool as in healthy individuals, but are also detectable in urine as cryptopyrrole (KPU) or haemopyrrollactam (HPU). According to the hypothesis of one of the most important KPU representatives, Dr. Carl C. Pfeiffer, “excess“ pyrroles are complexed with pyridoxal phosphate (vitamin B6) and excreted with zinc chelated in urine, whereby the body is depleted of vitamin B6 and zinc. |
| Aadjust zinc and vitamin B6 deficiency |
| To counteract a depletion of the body to vitamin B6 and zinc , the micronutrients should be permanently supplied and the nutrient levels regularly monitored by laboratory diagnostics. For optimal availability of vitamin B6, the activated form of the vitamin (pyridoxal-5-phosphate (P5P) should be taken into account in the intake. |